Pogue Effect

by Feb 10, 2011Tech1 comment

When David Pogue, tech reviewer at the NY Times (and PBS NOVA host), likes something, I usually do, too.

So today, I signed up for Groupon. He says it’s a good idea.

We’ll see how it goes.

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  1. James

    I love Pogue’s column too, but I haven’t seen a Groupon deal that was useful to me yet.

    However, I’m not one to complain about getting offers for discounted stuff, and someday I may find something awesome. Hope you do. 🙂